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Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.

It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.

The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe.

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, He had not the method of making a fortune.

Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away.

A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.

Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and. . . you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us.

A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.

Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us.

Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together.

Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.

It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, but is ruled by prudence.

Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.